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Don’t Miss Two Events Offering Insights on Putting FHIR API Standards to Good Use

[fa icon="calendar'] Feb 20, 2025 10:46:54 AM / by Leslie Amorós posted in FHIR, Da Vinci, value based care, FHIR Accelerator, FAST, FHIR API, FAST Security, Trebuchet Project, QHIN

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Da Vinci’s Feb. 26 Community Roundtable and Feb. 27 Joint Education Session with FAST to provide implementation resources.

Two free online events coming up soon will provide practical insights on how to improve interoperability by leveraging Health Level Seven’s Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) standard for APIs.

A Community Roundtable, to be held at 4 p.m. ET on Feb. 26, will focus on “Da Vinci’s Trebuchet: Launching Your Interoperability Implementations.”

The HL7 Da Vinci Project is a private-sector initiative that’s leveraging FHIR to improve data sharing in value-based care (VBC) arrangements. The goal of Da Vinci’s Trebuchet effort is to accelerate FHIR adoption and scaling of FHIR APIs through pilot projects.

Attendees at this month’s Community Roundtable will receive information to equip them with the knowledge and resources needed to successfully launch an implementation journey.

Pilot leaders and a panel of payer and provider implementers will share their expertise. After a level-setting session that reviews the purpose and current state of Trebuchet pilots, presenters will describe what’s involved with piloting and how to determine your organization’s readiness.

Attendees will learn about key elements of finding or creating a pilot, including identifying other parties of the willing, the role of vendors in your pilot design, Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) and Health Information Network (HIN) implications and how your current trading partners fit into your vision. The session will conclude with a panel of payers and providers who will share their piloting journey.

Register Today for the February Community Roundtable! 

To register and attend this free webinar, visit:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T5IyY_NQQLybrIZdQ0zifw#/registration 

 

Second Event

The second event, to be held at 2 p.m. ET on Feb. 27, will be a joint session of FAST and Da Vinci focusing on alignment of Trebuchet and network exchange goals.

FAST stands for the FHIR at Scale Taskforce (FAST) Accelerator, which is working to identify ecosystem-wide barriers to deploying FHIR at scale, define solutions to address those barriers and develop infrastructural standards to support FHIR implementations. The desired outcome is a national API interoperability approach that enables consistent clinical data exchange using FHIR. 

The FAST Security Implementation Guide (IG) supports a multi-party trust framework within payer-payer and payer-provider networks. It supports implementing dynamic client registration in scalable exchange.

David Pyke, FAST technical director, will discuss the FAST IG with a focus on the implementer’s perspective, including:

  • What to consider before and during implementation of the IG
  • What is of primary importance as you begin and progress through implementation
  • For payers, providers and vendors: What are the implications and experiences of the client, vendors and EHRs.

To attend, access the Zoom link on this page under the  Conference Call Schedule and Dial-ins section: https://confluence.hl7.org/display/DVP/Da+Vinci+Trebuchet+FHIR+Pilots   

Don’t miss these two opportunities to learn how to implement FHIR as a critical component of ramping up the exchange of clinical data to improve the quality of care.

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HL7 Da Vinci Project Implementation Guide Progress Highlighted at Upcoming Community Roundtable

[fa icon="calendar'] Jan 16, 2025 4:56:12 PM / by Leslie Amorós posted in FHIR, Da Vinci, FHIR Accelerator, burden reduction, CDex, clinical data exchange, FHIR API, CRD

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Are you ready to go for 2025? 

Join the HL7 Da Vinci Project technical directors next week to learn the latest Da Vinci implementation guide developments. 

Ready to Go! 2025 HL7 Da Vinci Project Implementation Guide Progress, will be held online Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. ET.  As a participant, you will learn about Da Vinci’s use cases and the use case progress across the Da Vinci implementation guides. Da Vinci Project’s technical directors will provide an overview of all the use cases spanning clinical data exchange; coverage, transparency and burden reduction; quality and risk use cases; and foundational assets.  

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear an overview of each use case and learn about implementation guide functional enhancements and resources.  You will also learn the status and maturity of the guides to help inform your planning for your 2025 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) implementation staffing and allocations. 

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Trebuchet Pilot Program Demonstrating the Practical Use of HL7® FHIR® Transactions

[fa icon="calendar'] Dec 13, 2024 9:54:49 AM / by Howard Anderson posted in FHIR, Da Vinci, prior authorization, FHIR Accelerator, PDex, CDex, FHIR API, TEFCA, CRD, HIPAA Exception, Trebuchet Project, QHIN

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One of the most efficient ways to exchange data among providers and payers for prior authorization and other purposes is by taking advantage of standard application program interfaces (APIs) and a central hub to avoid manual processes and support of point-to-point interfaces.

The HL7® Da Vinci Project’s new Trebuchet pilot program, launched earlier this year, is enabling additional pioneers to test that approach.

Trebuchet was created when Da Vinci members Regence, MultiCare Connected Care, and Blue Cross Blue Shield Arkansas sought ways to pilot Da Vinci use cases on the emerging TEFCA framework. They contacted multiple Qualified Health Information Networks, or QHINs™, to gauge their interest in joining the pilot. eHealth Exchange joined the effort to perform the QHIN functions and provided valuable project management support.

The team named the coalition “Trebuchet” to illustrate how the success of a third-century military catapult could inspire providers, payers, and a QHIN to accelerate trusted and scalable exchange. 

As efforts advanced and participants increased, Trebuchet asked Da Vinci to take over project management. Now a priority project adopted by Da Vinci, Trebuchet is proving how eHealth Exchange’s nationwide trust model and “Networked FHIR” architecture rapidly deploy Smart-on-FHIR Prior Authorization and Clinical Data Exchange (CDex) at scale

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A Year of Partnerships and Progress: HL7 Da Vinci Project Year-end Review and 2025 Plans

[fa icon="calendar'] Nov 26, 2024 9:18:02 AM / by Howard Anderson posted in FHIR, Da Vinci, FHIR Accelerator, FHIR API, HIPAA Exception

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Looking for an update on the HL7 Da Vinci Project’s accomplishments this year and the outlook for 2025? Then don’t miss a special year-end online session at 4 p.m. ET on December 11.

This meeting, which combines Da Vinci’s Member Forum and Operating Committee meetings and the December Community Roundtable, will review this year’s programmatic accomplishments and set the stage for 2025.

A Da Vinci leadership panel will discuss 2024 highlights, sharing progress across policy, use cases and implementer support. The panel will address the successful Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®)) implementation outcomes listed in the HIPAA exception report as well as key partnerships and their interoperability journeys. (For more on the HIPAA exception report, see: Report on HIPAA Exception Project Describes Benefits of Using FHIR APIs).

Are you implementing Health Level Seven (HL7®) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) APIs and looking for testing resources? Find out about the Inferno Health API Testing Framework at this month’s October HL7 Da Vinci Project Community Roundtable.

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Report on HIPAA Exception Project Describes Benefits of Using FHIR APIs

[fa icon="calendar'] Nov 12, 2024 9:26:10 AM / by Howard Anderson posted in FHIR, HL7, HIPAA, Da Vinci, FHIR Accelerator, X12

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A report from the HL7 Da Vinci Project describes how two pioneering organizations demonstrated the real-world practicality and value of applying standard application program interfaces (APIs) to streamline the prior authorization process.

Regence, a payer based in the Pacific Northwest, and MultiCare Health System, a provider based in Washington state, spent about a year testing and fine-tuning processes that leverage HL7’s Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) standard for APIs.

In addition, dozens of other organizations have tested FHIR APIs at more than 15 Connectathon testing events.

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HL7 FHIR in Action: Advancing Interoperability at Civitas 2024

[fa icon="calendar'] Oct 21, 2024 3:47:07 PM / by HL7 posted in FHIR, HL7, HL7 community, Da Vinci, FHIR Accelerator, FAST, Gravity, Helios, Civitas

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"Our response to interoperability isn’t just about managing data—it’s about building the future of healthcare through open standards." - Dan Vreeman, DPT, Chief Standards Development Officer, HL7 International

 

Last week at Civitas 2024 in Detroit, HL7 International/s Chief Standards Development Officer,Dan Vreeman, DPT, led an insightful panel session on how HL7® Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) is revolutionizing interoperability. As data sharing becomes increasingly critical, HL7 is at the forefront, driving collaboration with over 45 organizations and developing 35-45 new FHIR implementation guides annually! Dan was joined by leaders from the Da Vinci Project, FAST, Gravity Project, and Helios, to discuss their HL7 FHIR Accelerator projects, including objectives and progress made to date in advancing open data standards development and interoperability.

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Explore Interoperability Governance at Upcoming HL7 Da Vinci Project Community Roundtable

[fa icon="calendar'] Oct 17, 2024 11:19:28 AM / by Leslie Amorós posted in FHIR, Da Vinci, ONC, FHIR Accelerator, FHIR API, ASTP, FHIR Testing, Inferno

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An Overview, Demo and Benefits of Da Vinci-related Test Kits on Wednesday, October 23

Are you implementing Health Level Seven (HL7®) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) APIs and looking for testing resources? Find out about the Inferno Health API Testing Framework at this month’s October HL7 Da Vinci Project Community Roundtable.

This month’s session, Exploring Inferno: An Overview, Demo and Benefits of Da Vinci-related Test Kits, is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 23, from 4 – 5:30 PM EDT and features presenters from the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP) / Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and MITRE. Presenters will introduce the Inferno Framework and voluntary test kits, which may be used as testing tools to further advance implementation guide development and testing of industry implementations.

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TEFCA, Testing, and the Payer/Provider 10x10 Coalition, and Da Vinci’s Take on HTI-2

[fa icon="calendar'] Aug 23, 2024 9:00:40 AM / by Leslie Amorós posted in FHIR, Payers, Da Vinci, FHIR Accelerator, FHIR Implementation Guides, TEFCA, ASTP

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August 28 Webinar Features Recent Updates Direct from Federal Officials

Are you looking for guidance and insight as you plan for 2025? If so, plan to attend this month’s Health Level Seven (HL7®) Da Vinci Project Community Roundtable, which features special guests from the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP) office, formerly known as the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). ASTP presenters will highlight why the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common AgreementTM (TEFCATM) is important and share recent updates to the program, including implementation, long term plans, education and outreach, and building trust.

In ASTP’s second segment, testing and adoption efforts will be discussed, covering TEFCA’s HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) Roadmap, and ASTP’s new TEFCA Payer/Provider 10x10 Coalition. ASTP will provide an overview of the 10x10 and discuss why providers and payers should participate. They will also discuss resources available and the interplay of the 10x10 with Da Vinci.  

The session concludes with the Da Vinci PMO sharing themes and perspectives from its membership on the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) proposed rule.

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Providers Share Real-World Successes of Using HL7 FHIR APIs

[fa icon="calendar'] Jun 17, 2024 11:25:07 AM / by Leslie Amorós posted in FHIR, Payers, Da Vinci, FHIR Accelerator, FHIR Implementation Guides

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June 26discussion highlights efficiencies, burden reduction and features Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Providence and UC Davis Health  

This month’s roundtable focuses on the provider experience, as representatives from an academic health system and a seven-state comprehensive healthcare organization provide firsthand accounts regarding how clinicians and their teams are helping to lead the way with HL7 Da Vinci Project and HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) real-world production implementations of Da Vinci implementation guidesto enable interoperability and advance value-based care.  

Moderated by a representative of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, the discussion unveils how payers’ and providers’ interactions evolve as they collaborate to tackle problems and address current pain points with the healthcare system. The panelists will share considerations, challenges and benefits of working together to establish infrastructure to streamline and automate prior authorization workflows, remove latency, and enable real-time data sharing, ultimately creating win-wins for patients, clinicians, administrators, payers and technologists. 

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Automating the Retrieval of Duplicate Remittance Advice Using HL7 FHIR API May Lead to Significant Time Savings

[fa icon="calendar'] Jun 5, 2024 1:29:59 PM / by Howard Anderson posted in FHIR, Payers, API, Da Vinci, FHIR Accelerator, FHIR Implementation Guides, Postable Remittance, X12

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Industry invited to join and participate in the HL7 Da Vinci Project’s newest use case conference calls

Retrieving a duplicate of remittance advice that was previously issued by a payer is a headache-inducing manual process that can involve the use of web portals, phone calls, faxes and emails.

But implementing an HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) Application Programming Interface (API) could change all that.

The HL7 Da Vinci Project has launched a Postable Remittance Advice Use Case with the goal of publishing an implementation guide (IG) for such an API next year. The API will support the request for a duplicate copy of previously issued remittance advice – paper or electronic – in real time to allow efficient, timely and accurate posting of payments.

Remittance advice is a document that healthcare providers receive from insurance companies after submitting a claim. It provides information on the payment status of the claim, including the amount paid, the patient's responsibility and the reason for any denials or adjustments. The purpose of the remittance advice is to inform the healthcare provider of the remittance details and to allow them to reconcile their accounts and ensure that the payment is accurate.

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